Aspect	Sasuke Uchiha	Vegeta
Initial Motivation	Revenge for his clan, achieved through isolation and hatred	Pride, desire to be the strongest Saiyan, contempt for weakness
Catalyst for Change	The truth about Itachi’s love, and Naruto’s unwavering refusal to give up on him	Building a family on Earth, and facing threats that required him to protect others
Nature of Growth	Erratic, filled with backsliding and moral confusion; redemption is earned through painful introspection	Steady and incremental; each arc shows him reluctantly but genuinely valuing others
Key Relationships	Naruto, Itachi, Sakura, Kakashi	Bulma, Trunks, Goku, Future Trunks, Cabba
Ultimate Atonement	Choosing to protect Konoha from the shadows and vowing to break the cycle of hatred	Self-sacrifice against Buu, and later completely embracing his role as Earth’s defender without rivalry